Read. Write. Create.

The English Department strives to inculcate an ethos of creative learning and a love of the language and its literature. We encourage opinion in the classroom and an enquiring mind. We seek to promote fairness and equality and to engage our students in discussions, both written and oral.

What we aim to achieve with our students is to provide them with a confidence in their Home Language and to build within them a sense of pride in the way they speak and write.

Excellence and diligence is encouraged while opening minds to a wealth of possibility in the world.

Unique Teaching Approach

"We move beyond the required syllabus to broaden minds and encourage students to participate."

One component is Film Study and the criticism of filmic techniques and messages supplied by the Director. This allows our very visual generation to become more selective in choosing the types of films they watch.

Soundtracks of Shakespearian plays as performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company are incorporated into various lessons.

The department is also a little old-fashioned in that they believe in pure teaching and encourage students to take their own notes.